Artemis Two Launches First Crewed Moon Mission

0:00NASA's Artemis-2 mission just launched four astronauts into space for a nearly 10-day loop around the moon and back. That's Reed Wiseman, Victor Glover, and Christina Koch from NASA, plus Jeremy Hansen from the Canadian Space Agency. They lived it off from Kennedy Space Center in Florida on the massive Space Launch System rocket, topped with the Orion capsule. This marks the first crewed flight in NASA's Artemis program, kicking off plans for a long term U.S. presence on the moon. The crew trained for almost three years, heading deeper into space than any humans before. Meanwhile, folks in South Australia are pitching in big time. Local aerospace firm Southern Launch is providing key ground tracking from the Kuneva test range near Seduna. Defense Minister Chris Picton called it a proud moment for the state space industry. The launch validates the rocket after over a decade of work by Boeing and Northrop Grumman as NASA-I's cheaper options from SpaceX. It's all part of racing to land humans on the moon by Artemis IV in 2028, ahead of

1:02China's plans around 2030. With the crew now slicing due space, this mission sets the stage for humanity's next lunar chapter, blending old-school grit with fresh Aussie, tech support, local news, powered by AI, this is Adelaide News Today.